Bingham Bulletin | 1918-05-31 | Page 6 | War must go on until Liberties of the Future are Guaranteed

War Must Go On Until Liberties of the. Future Are Guaranteed By Senator P.J. McCumber of North Dakota We cannot, we mast not, emerge from this conflict until the great nations of the earth have entered into binding and solemn international obligation, signed and sealed by eaeh'of them, defining and proclaiming the inherent and inalienable rights of every nation, great and small the right of each to live and work ' out its own destiny, free from the shadow of impend-j ing war or the danger of annihilation by some mighty' military neighbor; and that no nation shall rob a weaker nation of its territory ; that it shall not murder its people; that it shall not deprive another of its hide-' i fc' Ci i I .I ifill ' i iHliaMMl pendence or infringe upon its sovereign rights. We must provide for J a court in which every international dispute must be settled and obliging the world-family of nations to jointly enforce the decrees of such a court. j and thereby forever prevent the recurrence of 6uch a holacaust of blood as now incarmines Europe. Unless this war is fought to such a finish, this conflict will have been worse than in vain. Unless we are prepared to fight it to this finish, we have committed a grievous crime against humanity and our own people in ever entering it. We are battling for the liberty and happiness of future generations. This generation is suffering that the next may live I umler the reign of peace and justice. j If we allow this war to close leaving the situation just as it was before the war, then we can rest assured that the same causes will bring ! about the same result, and that our children must meet that which we 1 were unable, through inability or lack of courage, to settle. That we must not do.